By Brad Sheafe | November 2, 2017
The more you examine the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's recent decision in Secured Mail Solutions v. Universal Wilde, which upheld the district court's ruling that Secured Mail's seven asserted patents were ineligible for patenting under 35 U.S.C. Section 101, the more you find its logic curiouser and curiouser, as Lewis Carrol's Alice might have put it.
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By Scott Graham | November 1, 2017
In a win for Goodwin Procter, a unanimous panel ruled Wednesday that a patent covering Bayer's Staxyn is obvious in light of numerous previous patent applications and medical journal articles. The decision reverses U.S. District Judge Gregory Sleet of Delaware.
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By Scott Graham | October 31, 2017
The U.S. solicitor general, law professors, nonprofits and even one pharma company make the case for saving the Patent and Trial Appeal Board as a cost-effective mechanism for challenging patents.
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By Tom McParland | October 31, 2017
Pfizer Inc. on Monday accused Florida-based generic drugmaker Breckenridge Pharmaceutical Inc. of infringing four patents for Xeljanz, as the company continues its campaign to protect the rheumatoid arthritis drug from generic competition.
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By Lawrence E. Ashery | October 24, 2017
A music video went viral this month, but it's doubtful you know any of its musicians. The tune is quite catchy, and the performance is not only professional, but very enjoyable. What is the theme of the song? Coming of age? A broken heart? No. It's a music video about Velcro Brand Fasteners and the VELCRO trademark.
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By Michael Rueckheim and Matthew McCullough | October 24, 2017
The Supreme Court's recent TC Heartland v. Kraft Foods Group Brands opinion is relatively simple to understand—the word “resides” in the patent venue statute (28 U.S.C. Section 1400) refers to the state where an accused infringer is incorporated. TC Heartland's ramifications, however, may be dramatic.
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By Scott Graham | October 23, 2017
The 2011 "trial of the century" is headed for a retrial in 2018 on design patent damages. Here's what we gleaned from Judge Lucy Koh's order.
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By Chris Johnson | October 23, 2017
Wiggin, which has a range of innovative legal and nonlegal business services and has increased its revenue by over 40 percent in the past two years, will add four-partner Redd as it seeks to develop a fuller-service intellectual property offering.
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By ALM Staff | October 23, 2017
Law.com IP reporter Scott Graham breaks down some hot topics at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office with Eliot Williams, an IP partner at Baker Botts.
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By Lawrence K. Kolodney | October 23, 2017
In-house counsel who seek to enforce patents rights—but are concerned about large upfront out-of-pocket attorney fees—should consider exploring contingent fee arrangements, which have become increasingly popular in patent litigation.
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